Garment



July 2 1938.

C. S. WAGN ER GARMENT Filed April 14, 1937 Patented July 26, 1938 UNITEDSTATES.

GARMENT Charles 8. W rner, Harrisburg, Pa, assignor to BloughManufacturing 00., Inc.,

Harrisburg,

Application April 14, 1937, Serial No. 135,921

2 Claims.

This invention relates to garments of that type wherein knitted cuflsare attached to the sleeves or legs of the garments, an object being toprovide a means whereby the cuffs can be attached to garments formed ofany kind of fabric without danger of pulling away from the garment whensubjected to strains.

A further object is to provide novel means for reenforcing the garmentat those points where the cuifs are attached thereto whereby the coilsare prevented from tearing loose either at the scams or at points in thematerial of the garments above the seams.

A still further object is to provide a reenforcing means which permitsthe secure attachment of wits to garments even though made of lightmaterial which easily ravels or frays.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

.In said drawing Figure 1- is an elevation of a portion of a garmentshowing the cuff attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2'2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of theportion of the garment shown in Figure 1, the out being illustrated inthe position occupied thereby while being stitched to the garment.

Figure 4 is a section through a portion of the garment showing the cut!in position before the parts have been trimmed and'sewed together.

Referring to the figures, by characters of reference l designates atubular portion of a garment, such as a'sleeve or leg and this can bemade of any suitable fabric. A reenforcing band 2 of cambric or othersuitable material which can be cut out. bias if desired, is applied tothe inner surface of; the portion I adjacent to the edge thereof, theedge portions of the band 2 and the edge portion of the garment beinginturned as shown at I and l and sewed together as at 5.

The tubular cuif 6 which is preferably of a stretchable ribbed fabricformed in a, tube, is doubled on itself and placed around the portionl-asshowninFlguresiiandiwithitsraw edges adjacent to the adjacent edgeportion of the sleeve or leg. The several thicknesses of fabric pulledoil of that portio of the sleeve or leg sur- 5 rounded thereby so as toextend therebeyond as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

It has been found in practice that by providing a reeni'orcing band 2which, as before stated,

can be cut on the bias, there is no danger of the cufl 6 pulling awayfrom the garment when subjected to severe strain because this strainwill be transmitted through the band 2 to the i'abrlc to which it isattached at two points. Consequently the fabric will not ravel or parteither adjacent 15 to the stitched edge or back from the edge. Thereforea light flimsy fabric which ordinarily would ravel if supplied withcufls, can be used advantageously where the present construction isemployed.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment having a tubular portion, a band within the tubular portionand extending entirely therearound, said band being attached along oneedge portion to the tubular portion along an annular line spaced backfrom the edge of the tubular portion, a tubular cuff of double thicknessattached to the edge of the tubular portion of the garment and to theother edge ofthe band, said cufl being extended beyond said tubularportion and the seam being extended inwardly from the joined parts ofthe tubular portion, band and cuif, the band being exposed beyond theseam and constituting means for distributing pulling strains from thecuff to those portions of the tubu- I lar portion secured to the band atpoints spaced back from the seam.

2. The method of producing a garment with cuffs which includes the stepof sewing an endless band of lining material within the tubu- 4o larportion of the garment at one edge thereof and along a line spaced backfrom the edge of the tubular portion, applying a tubular cuff of doublethickness to the tubular portion of the garment so as to surround it,trimming of! the raw edges of the cuff and the corresponding raw edgesof the tubular material and the band, and then sewing together the cuff,tubular portion and lining whereby, when the cufi is withdrawn from thesleeve, the stitches'of the seam will be exposed solely inside of thegarment and'the band will extend from the seam and be exposed back toits point of attachment to the tubular portion to transmit pullingstrains from the cuff to the tubular portion at points spaced from theseam.

' CHARLES, S. WAGNER.

